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BUSINESS
February 2013
Banfield Pet Hospital opens in
Burlingame
THE COUNTRY STORE
By Erik Vidstrand
The Southwest Portland Post
The 816th Banfield Pet Hospital in
the nation recently opened at the old
Hollywood Video location near Burl-
ingame Fred Meyer.
Located at 7461 SW Barbur Blvd,
the hospital is the fifth stand alone pet
hospital in the region offering physi-
cal examinations, affordable wellness
plans, vaccines and surgery.
The chain, which has its origins and
corporate offices in Portland, is named
after the Banfield Freeway (Interstate
84). Banfield was founded in 1955
by veterinarian Warren Wegert, who
wanted to provide human-quality care
to pet owners living in Portland.
A partnership with PetSmart came
in 2007 which allowed the opening of
hospitals in their stores. Over one mil-
lion pets are enrolled nationwide in the
Optimum Wellness Plans.
“Banfield Pet Hospital is excited to
open its doors in the Burlingame com-
munity,” said Dr. Sara Gravens, lead
veterinarian at the hospital. “[We have]
a strong focus on preventive medicine,
which helps keep pets healthy and
happy.”
Banfield Hospital will be coordinat-
ing soon with the Southwest Hills
Kiwanis to secure pet food for seniors
who receive Meals-on-Wheels. Appar-
ently, many seniors are giving half of
their meals to their pets.
“Pets need pet food, not human
food,” said Teri Mills, Lieutenant
Governor of the Kiwanis Club. “We’ll
be working with Loaves and Fishes to
work out the details so everyone eats
healthy!”
A free office visit and consultation are
available for new pets through March
8. Some additional services are extra.
The hospital is open everyday from
8 a.m. to 7 p.m. For more information,
pay them a visit or go to www.banfield.
com.
New Walgreens opens at Barbur
Crossroads
The new Walgreens at Barbur Crossroads opened in January. A grand opening is sched-
uled for March 8-9. (Post photo Post photo by Erik Vidstrand)
The new Walgreens at the corner of
Capitol Highway (south) and Barbur
Boulevard has finally opened after
months of speculation and delays with
construction issues.
Originally slated to be almost 18,000
square feet, the new store was scaled
back to one of its smallest footprints at
7500 square feet. It has 17 employees.
According to the store manager,
Erick Alsvig, this specific Walgreens is
designed as a “Well Experience” store
built around a full-service pharmacy.
“There are only 300 of these stores in
the nation,” stated Alsvig, as he pointed
out the immunization room. “We’re
striving to bear a resemblance to a clinic
where almost all health insurance plans
can be billed.”
Other features include a large color-
ful mural with Eat Well and orange
slices painted on the wall, solar light-
ing used for several aisles and large
windows producing natural lighting.
Despite having 30 parking spaces,
the store is located along several major
TriMet bus lines (12, 44 and 64) and is
right near the Barbur Transit Center.
In addition, there are two drive-
through pharmacy windows and a
green digital photo processing ma-
chine.
“This machine does not use any
chemicals so it doesn’t pollute the wa-
tershed,” explained, Alsvig. “There is
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Hours of operation are 8:00 a.m. to
10:00 pm daily with pharmacy drive-
thru hours on weekends until 6:00 p.m.
Walgreens, founded in 1901, has
over 70 drugstores throughout Oregon
and over 8,000 stores nationwide. The
grand opening is slated for March 8-9
with giveaways and public dignitaries.
New Raleigh Hills Business
Association has 57 members
Fifty-seven businesses, and count-
ing, are now on the roster of the new
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